Due to the severe drought, at the end of this week (16th of May), Auckland golf courses that use town supply as their water source for irrigating their turf and completing other course maintenance will need to stop using that water source – irrigation will not be...
The present Covid 19 lockdown has caused society to rethink how things may be undertaken once we return to a “new normal”, whatever and whenever that maybe. This also provides an opportunity to review how golf courses could be managed into the future as this forced...
Five years ago, a young talented cricketer completed a sports turf management programme whilst also studying for NCEA at St Peter’s College, Cambridge. That young cricketer was Tim Siefert, who is now a New Zealand Black Cap in the short forms of T20 & One day...
New Zealand Sports Turf Institute (NZSTI), a member of the Labosport group, is pleased to announce its partnership with the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) in delivering the inaugural Certificate in Greenkeeping (CIG) programme, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
The NZSTI Turf App contains practical tools to help you get the most out of your turf. These tools have been developed with the input of the agronomists here at the New Zealand Sports Turf Institute and have been tried and tested to ensure accurate results and a...
